hood ornament

collocation in English

meaningsofhoodandornament

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hood
noun[C]
uk
/hʊd/us
/hʊd/
part of a piece of clothing that can be pulled up to cover the top and back of ...
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ornament
noun
uk
/ˈɔː.nə.mənt/us
/ˈɔːr.nə.mənt/
an object that is beautiful rather ...
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(Definition ofhoodandornamentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For 1974, 5-mph bumpers were added to the rear, a transistorized ignition system was introduced, as well as a newhoodornament.
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Occasionally this work entailed performing as a humanhoodornamentwith a helmet as his father sped through a flaming plywood wall.
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Thehoodornamentuses an image of an acanthus leaf.
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Value for an individual model can be $200 to $400 for mint, in-the-box specimens withhoodornamentintact.
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The 1962 models dropped the leaping deerhoodornament.
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This was also the first year for the stylized eaglehoodornament.
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They then present her with their gift -- a beautifulhoodornamentfor her car.
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However, he becomes distraught when he discovers the car'shoodornamentmissing.
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Thehoodornamentwas redesigned, with a small chrome marlin fish set in clear plastic inside a chrome ring.
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Their value can be upwards of $200 to 400 for mint, in-the-box specimens that still have thehoodornament.
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All models came equipped with new modern composite headlights and a stand-uphoodornamentreturned.
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Inside it was sumptuously comfortable, and outside, the bonnet was so long that in misty weather it was hard to make out thehoodornament.
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A hood may sometimes contain ahoodornament, hood scoop, power bulge, and/or wiper jets.
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For 1979-1980 ahoodornamentand center chrome hood strip were added.
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The front end was modified with a new grille and a non-functional air scoophoodornament.
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He is always seen with his favoritehoodornamentwhich is a golden horseshoe.
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Ben unceremoniously drives over the limousine, crushing itshoodornament.
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In keeping with the automotive theme of the film, the peaks are shaped like the hood ornaments of cars.
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Bumpers and hood ornaments are chrome plated and bodies are painted, often in factory colors.
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